Rise of the Planet of the Apes was No.1 this weekend; but, maybe not surprisingly, The Help came in a strong No.2, doing much better than projected. The film, which opened on Wednesday, has pulled in over $35 million. That’s a solid opening for the very modestly-budgeted $25 million film, and it looks like it’s well on it’s way to make 90 million or more.

For those of you who liked the film (Don’t be ashamed. I know you’re out there; come on out) it’s good news; but for those who hated, or just don’t want to see the film (like me), look on the bright side – Viola Davis’“quote” (i.e. her fee per film) just went up significantly.

And you’ll notice that Glee 3D didn’t even make the top ten list, making a paltry $5.5 million; hopefully it means that, thankfully, people have had enough of that show: